Material Palettes

Material Palettes allow you to define sets of interchangeable materials that can be applied to your building.

How to Create

To create a new Material Palette:

1. Right-click in the Content Drawer.
2. Navigate to the D3kryption Building Generator menu.
3. Select Material Palette.

Palette Asset

A Building Material Palette asset contains:

• Palette ID: A name to identify this palette (e.g., "Brick", "Wood", "Concrete").
• Materials: A list of Material Interface assets.

Slot Rules

In each Building Piece Definition, you define Slot Rules to control how materials are applied to specific material slots on the mesh.

Mode	Description
Fixed	Uses a specific material from the Material Options list. Use this for parts of a piece that should never change (e.g., a door handle).
Independent Random	Randomly picks a material from the Material Options list for each piece spawned. Great for adding small variations like different colored flower pots.
Building Palette	Picks a random material from the building's current palette that matches the specified Palette ID. This ensures all pieces in a building use consistent materials (e.g., all walls are the same brick type).
Match Parent	Inherits the material choice from the piece that spawned this one. If a door frame is set to "Oak", the door piece attached to it will also be "Oak" if set to Match Parent.

How Palettes Work Together

1. Create Palettes: Create multiple Material Palette assets (e.g., "Stone_Wall", "Wood_Wall", "Roof_Tiles").
2. Assign to Definition: Add these palettes to the Material Palettes list in your Building Definition.
3. Set Slot Rules: In your Piece Definitions, set a slot rule to Building Palette and enter the Palette ID (e.g., "Stone_Wall").
4. Variety: The generator will pick one palette for the entire building (or per section) to ensure a cohesive look while still allowing for randomization between different building instances.